Lamp shade



G. H. SMITH.

LAMP SHADE.

APPLICATION FILED 00130, 1920.

Patented Jan. 24,

UNITED STATES ononon n. smrrrr, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

LAMP SHADE.

Application filed October 30, 1920. Serial No. 420,772.

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, Gnonon H. SMITH, a citizen of Canada, residing atNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Lamp Shades, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to lamp shades.

More particularly the invention relates to shades to be used inconnection with incandescent lamps.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: to produce aknock-down or collapsible lamp shade which is very simpleofconstruction, inexpensive, and which gives the desired effects in thatit may be made attractive and ornamental in spite of its being inexensive; to produce a combination of parts 1w ich may be readil assembledto form shades for upright or top lamps, or lamps set at an angle; toproduce a lamp shade, the shade proper of which is maintained in thedesired shape by the weight of rings or similar members, or by a fillerframe, the latter being used when a shade is to be used in connectionwith an upright lam With these and other objects in view the inventionresides in the particular provision, combination and relativearrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and'illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a collective view of the several parts of the lamp of thepresent invention. Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the parts of thelamp shade assembled.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3, Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view showing a modified form of thedetail of the invention shown in Figure 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be manifest that,the lamp shade in the preferred embodiment of the invention, is shown asa plied to a drop lam -see I Figure 2. On re erence to Figure 1, it willbe seen that the shade of the present invention will include a holdermember 10, a shade proper or lamp encircling member 12, a filler frame11, and rings 13.

The holder member 10 which may be made of any suitable material, butwhich is preferably made of sheet metal, comprises an annular part 14having arranged concentrically with relation thereto an encircling band15. The band 15 is divided and the Specification of Letters Patent.Patented J an, 24, 1922, I

out-turned ends thereof carry a screw 16 for effecting the attachment ofthe holder member to a part of the lamp: The band 15 embodies a recessor groove 17, the purpose of which will appear.

' The shade proper 12, which may be made of any translucent material,consists of a single piece sewn as at 18at the top and bottom thereof toprovide hems 19 and 20, which are open ended as at 21 fora purpose toappear. The piece is sewn as at 22 in the completion of the shadeproper.

One of the rings13 is inserted in the lower hem 20 through one of theopen ends thereof. Another ring 13 having the desired degree offlexibility is inserted in the upper hem 19 through one of the open endsthereof, after the filler frame 11 has been placed within the shadeproper. The shade proper 12 which it-is to be understood will includethe translucent material, the filler frame, and the rings, will besupported or suspended from the holder member 10 by the engagement ofthe u per ring 13 in the recess or groove 17. of the said ring the samemay be sprung into place in said groove.

It is to be understood that the part 14 of the holder 10 may be of anydesired shape or configuration, and likewise, the rings 13 may be of anydesired shape to hold the translucent material in a desired shape. Thefiller frame 11 may be dispensed with when the shade proper is to be ofa design of straight lines, especially if a stiff paper is used.

When light material is used the lower ring is to be heavier to maintainthe proper'shape. In cases where the filler frame is used, such as forinstances for shades for upright lamps or lamps set at anangle, thefiller frame may be made of any suitable light material, such as glass,or wire. The filler frame may also be of an desired shape. The fillerframe is capab e of holding the translucent material sha ed by using atleast one ring that is smal er than the adjacent end part of the frame.

The ring used for effecting the attachment of the shade proper to theholder member may have inturned portions 25, and the part 14 of theholder member may have apertures 26 for the reception of the portions25, as shown'in Figure 4.

What is claimed is:

1. A knock-down lam shade comprising an attaching holder mem er having agroove wing to the flexibility menses proper comprising a piece offlexible trans- 15 lucent material having open ended hems, a framecomprising ring-members and connecting-members for holding thering-members in spaced relation for holding said ma terial in arescribed iorm; and split-rings insertable into and removable from saidhems, one of said split-rings being flexible whereby to effect theattachment of said lampshade-proper to said holder member When engagedin said groove.

In testimony whereof I hereby aiiix my signature.

GEGRGE H. SMITH.

